Malaysia torches 2.8 tonnes of African pangolin scales
PORT DICKSON, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia on Thursday torched nearly three tonnes of seized scales of endangered pangolins worth $9…
8 years ago
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Australia to ‘vehemently’ oppose Japan push to ease whaling ban
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)--Australia Thursday vowed to "vehemently" oppose a new push by Japan to undermine a global moratorium on commercial…
8 years ago
First quolls born in Australian wild in half a century
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)--The first eastern quolls in 50 years have been born in the wild on the Australian mainland, with…
8 years ago
Saving the koala, with science
by Mariëtte Le Roux © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Australia's iconic koala, its very existence imperilled by disease,…
8 years ago
New York’s Central Park goes officially car-free
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - New York's iconic Central Park officially goes car-free Wednesday after the final vehicle…
8 years ago
Study warns of alarming decline in Australian fish
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Conservation experts warned Wednesday of alarming falls in Australian fish populations and called for more…
8 years ago
Great Barrier Reef on sixth life in 30,000 years: study
(AFP) -- Australia's Great Barrier Reef, under severe stress in a warmer, more acidic ocean, has returned from near-extinction five…
8 years ago
Japan whalers return from Antarctic hunt after killing 333 whales
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese whaling vessels returned to port on Saturday after catching more than 300 of the mammals…
8 years ago
Indonesian ‘house pet’ orangutans rescued by activists
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Young orangutan Utu clings to one of his rescuers as he is freed from the tiny…
8 years ago
Australia offers cash for Great Barrier Reef rescue ideas
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia is calling on the world's top scientific minds to help save the Great Barrier Reef,…
8 years ago
Thousands of penguin chicks starve in Antarctica
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Mass starvation has wiped out thousands of penguin chicks in Antarctica, with unusually thick sea…
9 years ago
Giant sea snail plan to rescue Barrier Reef
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A giant starfish-eating snail could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said Monday,…
9 years ago
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